Novel · Gothic · 1890
The Picture of Dorian Gray
도리언 그레이의 초상
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About the book
A handsome young man in London has his portrait painted and wishes that the picture would age instead of him. Influenced by the cynical Lord Henry Wotton, he pursues a life of pleasure.
From the text
“The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.”
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde
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The English original with a Korean translation, one sentence at a time. In the app you can pick from 21 languages.
The artist is the creator of beautiful things.
예술가는 아름다운 것들을 창조하는 자이다.
To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim.
예술을 드러내고 예술가를 감추는 것이 예술의 목적이다.
The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
비평가는 아름다운 것에 대한 자신의 인상을 다른 방식이나 새로운 재료로 옮길 수 있는 사람이다.
The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography.
가장 높은 형태의 비평이든 가장 낮은 형태의 비평이든 모두 자서전의 한 형태이다.
Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.
아름다운 것에서 추한 의미를 찾는 자들은 매력이 없으면서도 타락한 자들이다.
This is a fault.
이것은 잘못입니다.
Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated.
아름다운 것에서 아름다운 의미를 찾는 사람은 교양 있는 사람이다.
For these there is hope.
이들에게는 희망이 있습니다.
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Book details
- Title
- The Picture of Dorian Gray (도리언 그레이의 초상)
- Author
- Oscar Wilde
- First published
- 1890
- Genre
- Novel, Gothic, Classic
- Original language
- English
- Translations in app
- 21 languages
- Price
- Free
